Since the Buffalo Bills exercised their fifth-year option on Marcell Dareus, he will make a little more than $8 million for the 2015 season. That figures to be chump change compared to what he likely will make on an annual basis under his next contract.
What sort of price range should we expect to see if the Bills give him an extension

The Baltimore Ravens TE corps is wrought with uncertainty right now, as Owen Daniels scampered off to join the Denver Broncos as a free agent this offseason and Dennis Pitta's NFL future remains unclear after dislocating his hip in each of the past two seasons. That leaves 2014 third-rounder Crockett Gilmore atop their depth chart at this time.
They could address the position via the draft, but it appears they are giving serious consideration to inking a current free-agent

As things stand prior to the NFL draft, Joique Bell is slated to be the Detroit Lions' primary running back and Theo Riddick figures to replace Reggie Bush as their primary pass-catching back.
What sort of production can we expect from Riddick in what likely will be an expanded role in 2015 after he racked up 51 yards on 20 carries (2.6 YPC) and 316 yards on 34 receptions (9.3 YPR) in 2014

During his final season at Florida State, Cameron Erving was moved from left tackle to center. Already an intriguing draft prospect when working on the outside of the offensive line, his value shot upward after a successful transition to the inside.
Not surprisingly, Erving thinks that his new-found versatility should help him succeed at the pro level

The 2015 NFL draft will kick off one month from today. As things stand right now for the Cleveland Browns, they have offseason addition Josh McCown and last year's first-round pick Johnny Manziel as their presumptive top-two quarterback options.
Of course, McCown was horrid last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manziel remains in rehab, though he is expected to rejoin the team in time for offseason workouts in a few weeks.
With many more questions than answers at that position and another pair of first-round picks (Nos. 12 and 19), it wouldn't be crazy to think the Browns may draft or trade for a quarterback next month

The Kansas City Chiefs are only about $2.9 million under the salary cap, which means they need to shed another $2-3 million more in order to sign the players they select in the draft.
Which players could be candidates to be released or have their contracts reworked to clear enough space

If Georgia running back Todd Gurley had made it through the 2014 campaign without getting hurt, pundits may be debating whether he is worthy of a top-5 or top-10 pick. Unfortunately, a torn ACL ended his junior campaign early and his draft stock has dropped.
How far he falls will depend a lot on how he fares in a medical exam leading up to the draft, but he still should be a first-rounder

Jared Allen turns 34 this week and is coming off of a lackluster 2014 campaign. For the first time in seven years, he missed a game -- Week 4 due to pneumonia, which impacted him for a couple of months after he returned. He also dealt with a back

When the Denver Broncos used a second-round pick to take Cody Latimer in last year's draft, he quickly popped onto the fantasy-football radar.
Unfortunately, the promise of catching passes from Peyton Manning in the high-octane Broncos offense never came to fruition. In fact, he barely set foot on the field as a rookie, catching just two passes on four targets.
However, with Wes Welker out of the picture this season, Latimer figures to be the Broncos No. 3 wide receiver and a genuine breakout candidate in

After a monster 2013 season in which Pierre Garcon was targeted 184 times and ended up with 113 reception, 1,346 yards and 5 touchdowns, last season was a big letdown. Washington brought in DeSean Jackson, and Garcon's targets fell to 105. Not surprisingly, Garcon's other numbers followed the downward trend (752 yards and 3 touchdowns).
Why, then, might we be able to expect a bounce-back year for the 28-year-old?

When the Detroit Lions selected North Carolina's Eric Ebron with the No. 10 overall pick in last year's NFL draft, it was the highest a tight end had been selected since Vernon Davis was selected No. 6 overall by San Francisco in 2006. Needless to say, the expectations were lofty for the 6-foot-4 pass-catcher from the first day he arrived in Lions' camp.
After a 25-catch rookie season that resulted in just one trip to the end zone, are the Lions still optimistic about Ebron's upside? Or did they reach with their first pick in 2014? Here's the latest on that.

The San Diego Chargers have come out and said publicly that they don't want to trade Philip Rivers, and that they'd like the veteran quarterback to retire as a member of the Chargers. "He's our guy," Chargers GM Tom Telesco said recently of Rivers. "Like I've said before, we'd like to extend him. And when he's ready to do that, we'll get moving on it."
But does that mean there's no way Rivers will be traded?

Given the promise and upside that Carlos Hyde showed as a rookie backing up Frank Gore in San Francisco's backfield last season, it'd be very surprising if the powerful young running back didn't start for the 49ers in 2015. But you wouldn't know that by what San Francisco's new head coach Jim Tomsula had to say about recently signed free agent Reggie Bush.

As I noted over the weekend, it seems unlikely that unrestricted free agent Greg Jennings will reunite with the Green Bay Packers, but the Carolina Panthers were interested enough in the wide receiver to meet with him on Saturday.
Although the Jacksonville Jaguars could use some veteran help in their WR corps, they haven't scheduled a visit with Jennings. Nonetheless, general manager Dave Caldwell said at the owners meetings that they may consider

Although there was some buzz connecting unrestricted free agent Michael Crabtree to the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers, the only team with which he has met thus far is the Miami Dolphins. That was nearly a week ago, though, and he remains a free agent.
It appears that he could return to the San Francisco 49ers but is willing to be patient in his quest to land in the best situation

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